Smith Richardson Foundation

The Smith Richardson Foundation is financed by the Vicks Vaporub fortune. The Foundation reported assets of nearly $570 million in 2007 and gave away $25 million.

The Foundation became active in supporting conservative causes in 1973 when R. Richardson Randolph became its president. Forbes estimates the Richardsons to have a net worth of $870 million, which makes it one of the U.S.'s richest families.

Grantees
The Foundation gave approximately $99,686,911 to a total of 266 grantees. Conservative and centrist think tanks that received substantial sums were:


 * Center for Strategic and International Studies, $7,118,285
 * American Enterprise Institute, $8,064,576
 * Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at John Hopkins; $3,909,432
 * Brookings Institute, $5,173,348
 * RAND Corporation, $5,799,382
 * Hudson Institute, $3,263,060
 * National Institute for Public Policy, $1,659,317
 * Urban Institute, $2,848,245
 * Freedom House, Inc., $3,397,368
 * Council on Foreign Relations, $971,023

The Foundation has also given $65,000 to the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which the Southern Poverty Law Center has branded as a "hate group."

The Foundation funded the early 'supply-side' books of Jude Wanniski and George Gilder. It is also listed in the acknowledgements for Dennis King's study of the LaRouche movement, Lyndon LaRouche and the New American Fascism (1989).

Officers

 * Peter L. Richardson, President, Chairman of the Board
 * Dr. Marin Strmecki, Senior Vice President, Director of Programs
 * W. Winburne King III, General Counsel
 * Ross F. Hemphill, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
 * Dr. Arvid R. Nelson, Secretary
 * Karla W. Frank, Assistant Secretary

Trustees
Source
 * Peter L. Richardson, Chairman of the Board
 * W. Winburne King III
 * Dr. Arvid R. Nelson
 * Adele Richardson Ray
 * Lunsford Richardson, Jr.
 * Stuart S. Richardson
 * E. William Stetson III

Governors
Source
 * Honorable Zbigniew Brzezinski
 * Dr. Christopher DeMuth
 * Dr. Martin Feldstein
 * Stephen Goldsmith
 * Dr. Fred C. Ikle
 * Dr. Roderick MacFarquhar
 * General Edward C. Meyer (Ret.)
 * Dr. Arvid R. Nelson
 * Dr. June E. O'Neill
 * Jane B. Preyer
 * Adele Richardson Ray
 * Lunsford Richardson, Jr.
 * Peter L. Richardson
 * Stuart S. Richardson
 * E. William Stetson
 * Ben Wattenberg
 * R. James Woolsey
 * Dr. Edward F. Zigler

Contact Information
Smith Richardson Foundation 60 Jesup Road Westport, CT 06880 Phone: 203 222-6222 FAX: 203 222-6282 URL: http://www.SRF.org

Legal Address: 701 Green Valley Road, Suite 300 Greensboro, NC 27408 Phone: 336 272-1772